Getting in shape 2008 / 2009 / 2010

[ghostdancer308]

If my hair grew back to what it was, I would look like Collin Farrel!! ANyways, there is a wide spectrum of supplements out there that claim all kinds of stuff. This is the biggest load of BS. Unless its doctor perscribed, it won't work more than 2-3 weeks. Fatburners and test boosters are the leaders in BS!! Just take a multi vitamin, some protien and a senseable diet. Your body can only process so much protien, carbs, fats, etc.. You end up pissing or craping the rest out or storing it as bodyfat. Good job though Chuck. Just stick with it and don't lose momentum! Keep us posted!

[urdaddyjeep]

this is coming from the guy that has 2 foot lockers full of whey powder and hydoxiecut, i wont even talk about the stuff the team doc has in his fridge for you.. roids...hahahaha go eat a power bar...


today it was raining out so i didnt run/walk... went to the gym did some sit-ups and push-ups..i hate doing this program

do this...

1 push-up
1 sit-up
2-push-ups
2-sit-ups
repeat till you are doing 10 push-ups and 10 sit-ups then go back down to 1.  my abs are buring, my shoulders feel like they are about to divorce me..

Glen for you i would have you go to 25.. for the rest of us mortals just go to 10.. when doing the push-ups make sure you are keeping correct form.. all the way up and all the way down.

Mike

[BigJerm]

Mike that sounds like something we did in highschool football. But I want to say we started at 21 doing 21 push ups and 21 sit ups and then went down by 2 everytime until you made it to 1. By the time you got to 1 a simple sit up took everything you had!

Meg has told me after Christmas she wants to get to working out so looks like I will have a partner. This makes working out so much easier to do.

[ghostdancer308]

Took past 2 days off from everything. This usually hurts my running. Back at it tomorrow.

[Trailabite]

Me too, damn cold! I think it's moving into my chest now.

[ghostdancer308]

Chuck-
  Back at it today. 1st time in gym did back, tri. 2nd time after we worked, got in 30mins of cardio on the glider. I cutt upwards of 800 cals today by dropping shakes from the daily intake. Funny thing is, food was so bad tonight, I ate 3.5 pop tarts.LOL!!!

[ghostdancer308]

Chuck, hope that cold ain't getting the best of you! Did shoulders today and 1 hour road run. It actually got warm today. Let me know how your doing!

[Trailabite]

Finally, I was able to hit the treadmill this morning. My head is still congested but I made myself go and I'm glad I did. I hit a new milestone this morning. I did a full 3 miles. I was able to job the first 2 but then walked the last one. My goal was to hit 3 miles a day jogging and I should be there by the end of the week. I'm backing off of the weights for now, according to my Dr. I need to concentrate on getting rid of the fat and we all know cardio is the no. 1 fat burner. I'm guessing that once I hit 3 miles a day the fat should start melting off pretty quick.

[ghostdancer308]

Man Chuck! I didn't do chit today! Team stuff, mission stuff and that was it. I even ate bad!! As you can see your physically and mentally adjusting. Most weight gain is around this time of year, and January is when people quit diets! Just be sensable about it when it comes to food. I have 1 thing going for me. I get in the day before the feast, so I will probably do another 1 hour run on my long day and small 2-3 milers in between. Still lifting weights as well. Great job, keep us posted!! I will do a departing body weight. I still think I am 202lbs, but I have increased my distance running.

[mdo817]

I wish I had the drive to do this. Maybe I can get in the mind set, quit smoking and try to get my old body back working. Chuck you better get with it, South Beach is a very short drive from the airport. Lots of good looking women and some stars hang out there. Did I mention public topless beach. Great place to go people watching (Ha Ha)

[Trailabite]

South Beach here I come ;D

Did amother 3 miles this morning. Jogged 2.35 miles at 4 mph and walked at 3.5 mph to 3.4 miles.

I have a question about heart rate. According to the charts I'm suppossed to maintain a heart rate of 117 to burn fat. When I jog it's around 133 and when I slow down and walk it's around 125. I feel like everything is to slow at 117. Does anyone know if the fat burn is actually the same or not. What's the difference between fat burn and high intensity cardio?

[ghostdancer308]

Good job Chuck! As for your question, I guess there is a scientific answer and a simple answer. I know the better shape you get in your resting heart rate will be super low. I know when I was in the Navy and from swiming a bunch, a group of us hab irregular beats and we all were flagged at first for it. Basically we were lower than average personel. High intesity cardio would be sprints and speed drills for a short period of time. Fat burn will be your steady, long term cardio. You can do both but I prefer to space them out. I will do long slow cardio for 30 minutes to an hour, 1 day off, than spints with a recovery jog in the middle for about 10-15 mins. If you want to lose weight, anything above 30min at a pace you can have a conversation with somebody jogging along with you. I am using running as an example. All of this can be done on a treadmill as well. I would not read a bunch into chest and heartrate monitors. Just stay moving, even if its moderate walking, for 30mins and you will be fine. There are a few guys here into those monitors and wrist GPS stuff. I just don't get it. I go off how my pants and clothes fit and what the old lady and friends say when they see you! Thats your best bet. Also, those numbers are set at a minimum so 117 is slow and for a basic beginner. I know fighters try to stay at 125+ constant for stints of 3-5 mins. So, I think by now you have well exceded the charts your looking at. Hope this helps. Nothing big on my end. Did 330x2 on bench. I got a bum right shoulder problem I need to get checked this time in. I am going back to do 30 mins cardio on the glider. I will run another hour tomorrow just because I am bored!!!LOL!!